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+# This is a basic workflow that is manually triggered
+
+name: Build and Publish
+
+# Controls when the action will run. Workflow runs when manually triggered using the UI
+# or API.
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    # Inputs the workflow accepts.
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Enter the version number of the build to be generated'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+env:
+  DOCKER_REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  DOCKER_NAMESPACE: sunbird-rc
+  REGISTRY_IMAGE_NAME: sunbird-rc-core
+
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
+jobs:
+  # This workflow contains a single job called "greet"
+  release:
+    name: Build Docker Images and Push to Github Container Registry
+    # The type of runner that the job will run on
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
+    steps:
+    # Runs a single command using the runners shell
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up JDK 11
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: '11'
+          distribution: 'adopt'
+          cache: 'maven'
+      - name: Setup Golang
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.19
+      - name: Setup NodeJS
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 18
+      - name: Log in to GHCR Docker Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@f054a8b539a109f9f41c372932f1ae047eff08c9
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Configure Dependencies
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        with:
+          script: |
+            sh configure-dependencies.sh;
+            cd java && ./mvnw clean install;
+            rm -rf java/claim/target/*.jar;
+            cd target;
+            rm -rf *;
+            jar xvf ../java/registry/target/registry.jar;
+            cp ../java/Dockerfile ./;
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Sunbird-RC Core
+        id: registry-meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@98669ae865ea3cffbcbaa878cf57c20bbf1c6c38
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.DOCKER_NAMESPACE }}/${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE_NAME }}
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=latest
+            type=raw,value=${{ inputs.version }}
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@f2a1d5e99d037542a71f64918e516c093c6f3fc4
+        with:
+          context: target/Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.registry-meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.registry-meta.outputs.labels }}
+            
+        
+